Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Charlotte → Dayton via Washington: arrives on time 25%

  1. 16:47 CLT → 18:22 DCA
    AA 3263 · American · 1h 35m · 52% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:17 DCA → 21:00 DAY
    AA 5473 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 43m · 54% on time, 7.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (7.6% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip4h 13mCLT 16:47 to DAY 21:00, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.